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Open the file at the specified `path` according to the given policies.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bdls_filesystemutil.h>`

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template<class STRING_TYPE>
static
xref:BloombergLP/bdls/FilesystemUtil/FileDescriptor.adoc[FilesystemUtil::FileDescriptor]
open(
    STRING_TYPE const& path,
    xref:BloombergLP/bdls/FilesystemUtil/FileOpenPolicy.adoc[FileOpenPolicy] openPolicy,
    xref:BloombergLP/bdls/FilesystemUtil/FileIOPolicy.adoc[FileIOPolicy] ioPolicy,
    xref:BloombergLP/bdls/FilesystemUtil/FileTruncatePolicy.adoc[FileTruncatePolicy] truncatePolicy = e_KEEP);
----

== Description

Same as the overload taking `const char *`.

== Return Value

a valid `FileDescriptor` on success, or `k_INVALID_FD` otherwise

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *path*
| filesystem path of the file to open
| *openPolicy*
| whether to open an existing file or create a new one
| *ioPolicy*
| whether the file is opened for reading, writing, or both
| *truncatePolicy*
| whether to delete existing contents on open
|===


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